Chersotis cuprea
Chersotis cuprea is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Subspecies
There are three recognised subspecies:- Chersotis cuprea cuprea
- Chersotis cuprea japonica
- ''Chersotis cuprea schaeferi''
Description
Adult males have a wingspan of ; adult females have a wingspan of. This species shows a high variability in the basic colors. Usually, the upper side of the forewings is coppery reddish brown with dark brown markings that have a thin whitish border. The underside of the forewing is dark gray-brown. The hind wings are monochrome gray-brown. Caterpillars are gray-brown, with dark dorsal markings and bright side stripes.Warren states R. cuprea Schiff. that the forewing is a dull brown; the median area below the subcostal vein is dark brown; the veins and edges of stigmata are very finely pale; the stigmata are a deep brown; the costa is dark with fine pale speckling and a dark shade before the submarginal line; the hindwing is gray-brown with a yellowish fringe. The species in found in Northern Europe, Armenia, and Kamschatka. The larvae are dull brown, with 3 whitish dorsal lines, some oblique black subdorsal streaks, and a grey lateral line; The larvae live on various low plants.